Capistrano Valley High School - El Gato Yearbook (Mission Viejo, CA)

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DEFYING AUTHORITY — ASB President Steve Hong interrupts Dr. Martinez to make his point. ▼ IT ' S ME AGAIN! — Pep Commissioner Shelley Hartfleld makes upcoming sports an- nouncements during a pep rally. Beitwuiei fium 1h AW CahiMiC H iS;?t:« 6

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m, BoumiX M SB is a balancing act between £ trying to do what the stu- H dents and administration want and satisfying both, said Vice President Geoff Mui ae. Whether the students know it or not, the ASB cabinet does not always agree with the decisions of the ad- ministration. ASB is not a puppet; we have many fights with the admin- istration. For example, we fought to have two weekly announcements over the P. A. system. They finally gave in and let us do it on a trial basis and look how well it did all year, said ASB President Steve Hong. But ASB can ' t do it all. We can ' t always do everything; we need the school behind us, stated Pep Com- missioner Heather Solliday. ASB also posseses a special quality of teamwork; without it almost noth- ing would ever be accomplished. We work as a close-knit family said Pep Commissioner Shelley Hartfield. But like any family they do dis- agree. It ' s difficult to work with your friends because you see the other side of them, said Secretary Tami Brooks. Perhaps the student body needs to recognize the other side of ASB-it ' s not just popularity but a lot of work. ► GOOFING OFF— Treasurer Steve DeLaura announces the winners to the Halloween cos- tume contest.

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DoU owv vod emocracy? Does it really work? According to some House of Reps members, they see it ei- ther as a chance to get out of class or to get some school information. I go to the House of Reps meet- ing to miss my fourth period class and get donuts and milk, said senior John McCraw. However, others find they get more out of the meetings than just a glazed twist and some moo-juice. I think it ' s worthwhile, said junior Christina Grady, but she still added, just wish I knew if the efforts we put into voting really counted. Senior Craig Mashburn agreed with Christina: feel we need the House of Reps, but the students who benefit are the ones that listen, but the rude ones don ' t learn anything. Even though some reps don ' t feel like their time is worth spending at the meetings, ASB Vice President Geoff Mukae feels they ' re important because we ' re trying to involve more people in student government and have them help us make deci- sions on the allocation of money. The House of Reps voted on issues affecting Homecoming, Air Guitar, and Prom. Whether or not people go to the meetings expecting to get donuts, they play a very important part in the school-as a Senate who controls the ASB ' s power. 94 House Of Reps ICC A YOU! — ASB Vice President Geoff Mukae calls on someone for advice.